Olladra
Olladra is worshiped wherever life is allowed to be uncertain. Her name is spoken over brimming cups, at crowded tables, before games of chance, and at the beginning of journeys whose outcomes are unknown. She is the Sovereign of luck, abundance, celebration, and impulse—the divine reminder that not all that matters can be planned, and not all blessings arrive through labor alone. To revere Olladra is not to abandon responsibility, but to accept that no structure is complete without space for surprise, delight, and risk.
Her shrines are rarely solemn. They appear in inns and markets, at crossroads and carnival grounds, in kitchens, taprooms, and traveling wagons. Worship of Olladra is inseparable from shared pleasure. Cooking a feast, telling stories over wine, placing a wager, offering hospitality to strangers, or seizing an unexpected opportunity are all considered acts of devotion. Her priests serve as celebrants, hosts, travelers, and fortune-readers, blessing new ventures and reminding the faithful that joy itself is a form of gratitude.
In the myths of the Host, Olladra is the one who laughed before the world learned to speak. She is portrayed as a wanderer, a host, a gambler, or a radiant reveler, always in motion, her hands never empty—holding dice, cups, coins, or loaves. Where Boldrei preserves what has been built, Olladra invites what might yet be. Where Aureon defines the world’s rules, Olladra delights in the moments when they bend without breaking. It is said that when the Sovereigns gather, it is Olladra who keeps them from becoming distant, reminding even the gods that existence is meant to be lived, not merely endured. She is often depicted as a young halfling, sometimes as an elderly human, and occasionally as a black dragon. She is the wife of Onatar and the mother of Kol Korran and the Keeper.
Divine Domains
Olladra presides over luck, feast, wealth in motion, travel, hospitality, celebration, and new beginnings. She governs the unpredictable currents that move through mortal lives: the fortunate meeting, the sudden reversal, the unexpected opportunity, and the risks taken when certainty is impossible. Where Kol Korran concerns himself with trade and calculated profit, Olladra embodies the gift, the windfall, and the wager. Where Boldrei preserves what exists, Olladra invites what might yet be.
She is widely revered by travelers, innkeepers, gamblers, merchants, sailors, entertainers, explorers, and those who live by opportunity rather than stability. Many who do not consider themselves religious still toast her name before journeys, ventures, and celebrations.
Artifacts
Artifacts attributed to Olladra are rarely fixed in place. They are moving things, objects meant to pass from hand to hand. Legends speak of bottomless cups that always pour something different, dice that reveal truths rather than numbers, cloaks that lead wanderers to unexpected fortunes, and platters that multiply whatever is shared upon them. Some relics take the form of lucky tokens that vanish when hoarded, only to reappear in moments of generosity.
Unlike the relics of Aureon or Dol Arrah, Olladra’s artifacts are notorious for changing owners, and many stories emphasize that they are lost as often as they are found.
Holy Books & Codes
Olladra’s faith maintains few rigid texts. Instead, her temples and traveling shrines preserve collections of songs, travelogues, folktales, recipes, tall tales, and miracle-accounts. These works, often referred to collectively as the Ledgers of Fortune, record unlikely survivals, miraculous feasts, fortunate coincidences, and the triumphs of daring over despair. These writings are not doctrinal. They are instructive through example, reminding the faithful that joy, generosity, and risk are sacred forces when embraced without cruelty or greed.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Olladra's is commonly represented by dice, cups, open hands, keys, coins in motion, or a loaf broken in two. In Host iconography, her aspect of the octogram is worked in gold, green, and warm white, symbolizing bounty, renewal, and shared prosperity. Her symbols are woven into inn signs, festival banners, cooking tools, and travel charms. They are meant to be seen, touched, and used.
Tenets of Faith
Followers of Olladra are taught that fortune flows, and that to clutch it too tightly is to invite its departure. Her core teachings emphasize hospitality, generosity, optimism, adaptability, and the celebration of life’s unpredictability. The faithful are encouraged to share food and fortune freely, to welcome strangers, to take risks when stagnation threatens, and to remember that joy itself is a sacred offering.
A common saying among her priests holds that "luck favors the open hand."
Holidays
Olladra’s holy days are exuberant affairs centered on feasts, markets, carnivals, and communal games. Her festivals often coincide with planting seasons, the launching of ships, major trade gatherings, and the turning of years. Common observances include The Feast of First Cups, celebrating new ventures; The Day of Open Doors, devoted to hospitality and charity; and The Great Throw, when communities hold games of chance whose proceeds are given to the needy. These celebrations emphasize shared tables, music, storytelling, and ritualized acts of giving, where wealth and food are redistributed in her name.
Divine Goals & Aspirations
Olladra is believed to labor to keep the world from hardening. She resists the spiritual decay that arises from excessive caution, rigid hierarchy, and joyless accumulation. In theologies of the Host, she is often described as the counterweight to despair, ensuring that even in the darkest ages, there remain roads not yet walked and chances not yet spent. Some traditions claim that Olladra subtly guides coincidences to prevent civilizations from collapsing inward, scattering possibility like seeds ahead of those who would dare to follow.
Titles
- The Sovereign of Feast and Fortune
- The Lady of Abundance
- The Giver of Chances
Alignment Chaotic Good
Areas of Concern
- Luck, chance, and opportunity
- Feasting, celebration, and hospitality
- Prosperity in motion and new beginnings
- Travelers and explorers
- Innkeepers, cooks, and brewers
- Gamblers and entertainers
- Merchants and sailors
- Fortune-seekers and pioneers
- Those who live by wit and risk
Anathema Hoard wealth, deny hospitality to those in need, exploit luck through cruelty, crush joy, bind others through greed
Follower Alignments CG, NG, CN
Domains Luck, Good, Travel, Chaos, Community
Subdomains Fortune, Revelry, Trade, Freedom
Favored Weapon Dagger
Symbol A pair of dice above a brimming cup; the octogram worked in gold and green
Sacred Animal Swallow, cat
Sacred Colors Gold, green, ivory